Geoff Wood

  • PrairieCast with Sam DuRegger, Tej Dhawan and Drew Larson (Video)

    Not one, not two, but three guests on this week’s PrairieCast. When he heard that the “stop online piracy act” (SOPA) was on our discussion list for the week, BrownWinick’s Drew Larson couldn’t wait to drop his knowledge of the subject on our audience. Actually, that’s not true. After learning that Larson was planning a…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. with Sam DuRegger and Tej Dhawan

    Join us at 2 p.m. today for Episode 64 of PrairieCast streaming live from our offices in downtown Des Moines. Our in-studio guests are Sam DuRegger (far left) of Charming Beard Productions and Tej Dhawan of Startup City Des Moines (photos by Anna Jones/Ikonix via flickr.com). Discussion topics include what’s next for Silicon Sixth, this…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m Tuesday with Sam DuRegger and Tej Dhawan

    This week on PrairieCast will feature the return of Charming Beard’s Sam DuRegger and the second straight week of Startup City’s Tej Dhawan. Join us live at 2 p.m. to participate in the show. We’ll be talking about what’s next for Des Moines’ tech corridor, Michael Arrington’s thoughts on the whiners in Silicon Valley, the…

  • PrairieCast with Nathan T. Wright and Tej Dhawan (Video)

    Lava Row’s Nathan T. Wright and Startup City’s Tej Dhawan are back for this week’s PrairieCast where we talk about Des Moines’ Startup Job Crawl, Zaarly’s Bo Fishback on the Cover of Entrepreneur magazine, tech blogger turnover, Ben Milne’s national TV debut and the unfortunate state of health insurance for startup companies. PrairieCast is a…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. with Nathan T. Wright and Tej Dhawan

    Tune in today at 2 p.m. for Episode 63 of PrairieCast, streaming live from the Silicon Prairie News office at the south end of Des Moines’ Silicon Sixth Avenue. Today’s guests are Nathan T. Wright of Lava Row and Tej Dhawan of StartupCity Des Moines …

  • We’re Hiring: Hungry salesperson who loves the startup community

    We’re seeking a hungry sales professional who loves the startup community in the Silicon Prairie. This is a full-time position, based in either Des Moines, Iowa or Omaha, Neb. Compensation consists of a base salary and commission. Silicon Prairie News (SPN) interviews the region’s leading entrepreneurs and creatives, reports on startups and established companies, announces…

  • What you need to know for the Startup Job Crawl

    We couldn’t be more excited for Des Moines’ first Startup Job Crawl tonight. We have more than 100 students registered representing 12 schools. On the other side, we have nearly 20 startups and related organizations participating. Here’s the information that you need to know for this evening: Schedule We’re kicking off the event at 5…

  • PrairieCast with Emma Peterson and Adam Belz (Video)

    Our guests for this episode where Emma Peterson, founder of Tikly and Adam Belz, business reporter for the Des Moines Register. Our discussion centered on the many recent events across the Silicon Praiire, such as Startup Weekend Kansas City and the winner Horsebot3k, the upcoming Barcamp Des Moines and tonight’s Startup Job Crawl. …

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. with Emma Peterson and Adam Belz

    PrairieCast Episode 62 is coming to you live today at 2 p.m with guests Emma Peterson of Tikly and Adam Belz of the Des Moines Register. We’ll be talking about Horsebot3k’s big win at Startup Weekend Kansas City, tomorrow’s Startup Job Crawl in Des Moines and Dwolla blowing up the national media scene. Did you…

  • Startup Weekend KC: The winners

    Final presentations have wrapped up and the top spot at Startup Weekend Kansas City goes to Horsebot3k.